we had about as much success as detroit, but with major injuries/terrible luck. i don't remember that pistons team dealing with that many significant injuries. i think that says a lot about this team. as unlucky as you can get re: injuries, but grit and balls to the death. i'd take our healthy team over ANY of those pistons teams. we were better on defense and offense.
I mean that's partially due to the fact that the Pistons were younger than Boston is now... not to mention that they were actually good for 8 years (the two 50 win seasons prior to Sheed's arrival) and not 6.
But that final playoff year when they were swept in Round 1:
Rip was 30, Sheed was 34, Billups was 32... Prince was 28
By comparison:
Ray is 37 (not even with us anymore), KG is 37, Pierce is 35... Rondo is 27.